About
OVERVIEW
Shara Karasic began her Internet career in San Francisco in 1995, and has been using social media to create great user experiences and engagement ever since. She has developed online communities for Classroom Connect, Helen and Charles Schwab Foundation, and Business.com, and has advised non-profits including MobileActive.org and YouthAssets.org. In 2001, she was a Geekcorps volunteer in Ghana and consulted with NGO’s through USAID’s EDDI project.
SPECIALTIES
Shara is a contributor to the upcoming book published by O’Reilly Media and Yahoo Press, Designing Social Interfaces. Shara specializes in extending live events through the social web, and in October 2008 was in charge of social media for BarCamp Africa, an event sponsored and hosted by Google to connect people in Silicon Valley and African countries. In addition, she has blogged, tweeted, and shot video at technology and innovation conferences from DC to Johannesburg, and will work with envisionGood.tv to video the Social Capital Markets conference (SOCAP09) in San Francisco in September, 2009. She recently arranged a PBS FrontlineWorld iWitness interview covering the emerging technology scene in Swaziland. Shara currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.
PASSIONS
Shara’s passions include documenting positive stories about Africa and its diaspora, forging connections between Silicon Valley and African countries, helping entrepreneurs thrive on the social web, and becoming fluent in Final Cut Pro.
Contact Shara to discuss social media strategy, projects, or live event coverage.